By Lee Siew Hua, Senior Political Correspondent

DUBAI (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES): - Singapore career women have ventured independently into the Gulf. Myth-killers, they are changing the perception that it is a man's world in the Middle East.

Often single, these women are entrepreneurs and bankers, lawyers and high-flying professionals. National carriers like Qatar Airways also recruit young executives and air crew.

Career women are a distinct presence at every Singapore dinner reception that President S R Nathan has attended in his fortnight of state visits to Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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